2nd Grade Newsletter
December 6-10, 2021
Welcome to 2nd Grade
You must call the office, 817-305-4870, by 2:00 p.m. to communicate any change in your child's dismissal.
Please check and initial your child's Great Tiger Folder every evening.
Weekly Learning Objectives
Math- Learners will review 2-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping.
ELAR-Learners will use nonfiction text features to make meaning and understand keywords.
Social Studies - Learners will identify national symbols.
Science- Learners will identify factors in the environment including temperature and precipitation, that affect growth and behavior.
Fundations (spelling)- Learners will understand how suffixes change the meaning of words.
Mark Your Calendar
December- Holiday Hullabaloo Dress Up Days- The calendar for the dress-up days is listed on the side. The dress-up days are optional but so much fun!
December 6-10- Book Fair in the Learning Commons
Students will buy from Book Fair during their library time the week of December 6-10. After-school shopping will be Thursday, Dec. 9th until 6:30 pm.
Parents can create an "eWallet" for their child to shop at our Book Fair website and donate to their teacher's classroom library eWallet. This year the eWallet can be shared with others, like grandparents, so they can add money to the eWallet, too: Scholastic eWallet
Here is a link to a promotional eWallet video for parents: Promotional eWallet Video
Parents can sign up to volunteer during their child's library time. Volunteers are needed for after-school Thursday. Here's the link to the Parent Sign Up Genius:
If you have any questions please email meg.irwin@gcisd.net
OCT 2021 Holiday Hullabaloo
Dec. 6 Menorah Day (Wear blue and bright or light clothing)
Dec. 7 Candy Cane Day (Wear red and white)
Dec. 8 Winter Wonderland (Wear white or snowman attire)
Dec. 9 Kwanzaa and Krafts (Wear black, red, and green)
Dec. 10 Chinese New Year (Wear red)
Dec. 13 Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Wear a cute or ugly sweater)
Dec. 14 Santa is Coming to Town (PTA is providing Santa hats to all!)
Dec. 15 Las Posadas (Wear red, yellow, white, and/or green)
Dec. 16 Polar Express Day (Wear pajamas)
Dec. 17 Holiday Party Day (Wear festive holiday attire)
Book Bags/Nightly Reading
Your child should bring home a leveled "bag of books" each evening for his/her 20 minutes of nightly reading. We kindly ask that the books, with the table of contents card, stay in your child's backpack. *Bookbags are distributed each Monday and are turned in each Friday.
Nightly reading can take many forms. Your child can read aloud to you, you could read aloud to your child, or you can share the reading. After reading discuss the book by asking questions like "Who was your favorite character? Why?" "What was your favorite part of the story? Why?"
Math at home
Please make sure your child is practicing addition and subtraction facts each night.
Here are some ways to practice in fun ways:r
Practice math facts orally while you're driving somewhere.
Use flashcards and make it a game by trying to race the clock to see how many they can solve in a certain amount of time.
They also have many math apps downloaded to their school iPad that they can use at home.
Learning Commons schedule
Please help your child keep his/her library book in the large plastic bag that is labeled with their name. This bag will help protect the book from "all the things" that live in backpacks.
Students will visit the Learning Commons with their homeroom. Students must turn in their books in order to check out another book. *Please have your child bring their library books to school the day before their scheduled day to visit the Learning Commons. Students will be able to turn in their books to allow for ample time for Mrs. Irwin to check them back in. Thank you!
Wednesdays-Rodenberger
Thursdays- Vaughan and Knudson
Fridays- Dagger and Blanchard (Pettit)
Cleaning/Purging?
Now that the children are back in school have you found the urge to purge? Are you cleaning out book shelves and cabinets?
Your second grade teachers will happily accept used picture books, early chapter books, puzzles, and games.
Books help us build classroom libraries and keep collections interesting and relevant. Old puzzles and games help us with cooperation, problem solving, creativity, and indoor recess.
Let us help you with your donation piles!
The Playground Is Open!
Our new playground is open for business! We appreciate your support and understanding as we establish rules and norms to make sure the children have fun and stay safe at the same time.